So what I'm taking away from that video is that sacred things which give people a sense of meaing causes them to do irrational things as stupid as suicide bombing. Seems to support my perspective that nihilism is a great way of life that helps people lead rational lives free from that mindfuck that's religion (& by inclusion of children coddling in sacredness, that too)
But I can see why he has to say we should be using idealism to sway those taken in by idealism: nihilism doesn't generally push itself through fanatics, it lives on by being a simple rational idea that one has to personally consider & then realize. Gets into ideas of "The Selfish Gene" & needing some way to inoculate against these ideas which press on because they are self serving rather than rationally founded
But I can see why he has to say we should be using idealism to sway those taken in by idealism: nihilism doesn't generally push itself through fanatics, it lives on by being a simple rational idea that one has to personally consider & then realize. Gets into ideas of "The Selfish Gene" & needing some way to inoculate against these ideas which press on because they are self serving rather than rationally founded